Contents Page Chapter 1 Introduction to accounting 1 Chapter 2 Statement of financial position and income statement 9 Chapter 3 Double entry bookkeeping 29 Chapter 4 Inventory 55 Chapter 5 Sales tax 75 Chapter 6 Accruals and prepayments 85 Chapter 7 Irrecoverable debts and allowances for receivables 97 Chapter 8 Noncurrent assets 113 Chapter 9 From trial balance to financial statements 143 Chapter 10 Books of prime entry and control accounts 155 Chapter 11 Control account reconciliations 175 Chapter 12 Bank reconciliations 185 Chapter 13 Correction of errors and suspense accounts 197 Chapter 14 Applications of information technology 211 Chapter 15 Incomplete records 219 Chapter 16 Partnerships 239 Chapter 17 Company accounts 259 Chapter 18 Accounting standards 285 Chapter 19 Statement of cash flows 303 Chapter 20 The regulatory and conceptual framework 329